Re: :Suspension advice wanted plz:

[Shawn Rader <s_t_rader@excite.com>]

I've had Koni sports with Neuspeed race springs on my '81 S for about a
month now.  The setup is reasonably comfortable (a bit bouncy) on the
street, although I don't use it as a daily driver (I take the train to
work).  Depending on how serious you want to get with autox, you might want
to get the Koni's.  I like having the ability to set them on medium-soft to
drive to the event, then stiffen them when I get to the event.  I'm a novice
at autocross - only done two events - but I have been able to tell a
significant difference in the cars handling depending on how the Koni's are
set.  I can induce oversteer for courses with tight hairpin turns by
stiffening up the rear, or stiffen up the front for understeer + more
predictabilty in slaloms and long sweepers.  I've only had them on the car a
little over a month, so I can't tell you anything about reliability.

-shawn


On Wed, 02 May 2001 07:48:06 -0700, rept@qwest.net wrote:

>  Hi all,
>  
>  Here is the deal-   I have an 81 rocc,  a 2L 16v
>  motor will be going in VERY soon now (i hope), I
>  have 16" wheels with 205/45 16 w-10's, 
>  and a set of new HR 16v sport springs.   I need to
>  upgrade my struts- and would like the best
>  configuration.  
>  
>  The car will be doing some autoX in the novice
>  class,  but it is primarily my daily driver.
>  
>  I have seen threads on struts and shocks before,
>  but few really said more than " buy some
>  bilsteins, they have a good quarantee".   Im
>  looking for a marriage of my existing components-
>  to the optimum set of struts/shocks.   
>  
>  
>  Mike
>  
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